they've all been sold

looks like I won't be getting any of them. now that I've finally gotten round to phoning the (old) owners I've been informed that all of them have sold.

but on the up side I think I have decided what bike I'm going to get.  Kawasaki KLR 650. now I just have to find one for sale.

thinking about a bike

but I'm not sure what one to get. There are three for sale around here that I like. Well I like the picture and description of them, I've yet to see any of them in person. 

I'm interested in what you guys think. What bike should I get? Please take a moment to vote for your favorite bike.

Family Pictures

we were up at Laura's house a while back and I tried out my new 50mm f/1.8 lens by taking some family photos. They all turned out pretty bad but I've decided to post one anyway. I would love to blame the lousy photos on the lens but sadly it's all my fault. I'm just not that good… yet.

the rain…

only fell after the last person finished their test. The day before there was only a bit of light rain at the end of the day. It turned out to be a wonderful weekend. 

Best of all was the fact that I passed the test with a 2. Zero is a perfect score. I got a point for going too slow by 11 100ths of a second on one exercise and another point for going too slow by 49 100ths of a second on another exercise. By the way you are only allowed 11 points. 

weather report

so I finally take my motorcycle training course this weekend and, yup you guessed it, it's going to rain until monday. Just what I was hoping for.

I'll let you all know how it goes.

License or Licence?

well I guess it doesn't matter what way you spell it I have it. A motorcycle license that is. I went and wrote the test today. I missed two questions about road signs but aced the rest. I was only slightly nervous before I started because I saw 4 or 5 people fail the test before me. (they call out your name after you have taken the test and let you know if you have failed or passed and they do so loud enough for everyone to hear.) 

They do a bizarre graduated licenceing thing here where you have three different levels of license. The first level, M1 (the one I currently have) is only good for ninety days. At which point you have to get the next license M2. You must carry that licence for at least 22 months and no longer then 60 months before you can receive your M license. I will have to take a road test or do a driving course to get the M2 and to get the M I have to do another road test. The regular driving license is the same type of mess. It all seems like a money grab to me. 

Now I just have to go buy a bike and practice doing wheelies. 

Naked Baby Photos

Carrie went for another ultra-sound today so again we asked for some pictures. I know those of you that already have children are going to be bored with these photos but we still think they are neat.

Baby Bean

We just got back from Carrie's first ultrasound and wanted to share a picture with everyone.

Feta is with us no more

Feta has passed away. The little guy tried to eat last night but couldn't keep anything down. Carrie tried everything she could including taking it to work yesterday so that she could feed it throughout the day. She even held the bird so that it would keep warm. But in the end there was nothing she could to and nature took it's course.

Fuzzy Feta

So we get back to our place last night and look out the window to see the tree out from had lost some weight. There was a big branch on the ground so we decided to go have a look up close. At first we thought the tree might have been struck by lightening, and were saddened that we weren't there to witness the event. Well upon closer inspection it seems it was just wind that did the damage.

We were getting ready to head back in when Carrie noticed a birds nest on the ground with a baby bird in it. A newly hatched bird without many feathers. There was also an egg that hadn't hatched yet and another baby bird but this was not alive anymore. 

Carrie has decided to try to save this bird. She had been feeding it mashed up brad and cat food. She is keeping the bird in an old feta cheese container and so has named the bird "Feta"